--- name: "John Arcilla" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-arcilla" fi1m_id: "john-arcilla" imdb_id: "nm0033843" tmdb_id: 625924 wikidata_id: "Q16150017" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 June 1966" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-01T22:37:34.103328+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Arcilla ## Identity John Arcilla - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-arcilla - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-arcilla - **IMDb ID:** nm0033843 - **TMDB ID:** 625924 - **Wikidata ID:** Q16150017 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arcilla, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16150017, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0033843/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/625924 Actor. Born 24 June 1966 in Quezon City. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 June 1966, Quezon City - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arcilla, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16150017, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0033843/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/625924 ## Coming up - *Haunted Carnival* (2026-12-25) ## Biography John Arcilla is a Filipino actor. Born on 24 June 1966 in Quezon City, he began his career in theatre and was a resident actor and senior member of the Tanghalang Pilipino Actor Company at the Cultural Center of the Philippines from 1991 to 1997. He is known for his performances in *Heneral Luna* (2015) as General Antonio Luna, *Metro Manila* (2013) as Douglas Ong, *The Bourne Legacy* (2012) as Joseph, and the television series *Dirty Linen* (2023) as Carlos Fiero. In 2021 he received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival for his role in *On the Job: The Missing 8*, becoming the first Filipino and Southeast Asian actor to win the award; he also won the Gawad Urian Award for Best Actor for the same performance in 2022. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Metro Manila* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Douglas Ong — [page](https://film.one/film/metro-manila.md) ## Complete filmography (79) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Haunted Carnival* (2026), Actor - *Beast* (2026), as Omeng · Producer - *HB2Me* (2026), as Del - *The Alibi: Ang Buong Katotohanan* (2026), series, as Arthur Cabrera - *Bilyarista* (2025), as Itoy - *The Alibi* (2025), series, as Arthur Cabrera - *Sins of the Father* (2025), series, as Mike Trinidad - *Encantadia Chronicles: Sang'gre* (2025), series, as Hagorn (uncredited) - *Sagrado* (2024), series, as Eleazar Sagrado - *Fuchsia Libre* (2024), Actor - *GG: Good Game* (2024), as Pastor - *Penduko* (2023), as Apo Tisot - *Ten Little Mistresses* (2023), as Valentin / Constantin - *Dirty Linen* (2023), series, as Carlos Fiero - *On the Job: The Missing 8* (2022), as Sisoy Salas - *Patayan Files: Ang Pinakamalalaking Murder Cases Ng Dekada '90* (2022), as Narrator - *Reroute* (2022), as Gemo - *How to Move On in 30 Days* (2022), series, as Ramon - *A Hard Day* (2021), as Ace Franco - *Big Night!* (2021), as Donato - *On the Job* (2021), series, as Sisoy - *Suarez: The Healing Priest* (2020), as Fr. Fernando Suarez - *Miracle in Cell No. 7* (2019), as Johnny San Juan - *The Panti Sisters* (2019), as Don Emilio y Panti - *The Entity* (2019), as Arturo - *Second Coming* (2019), Actor - *Barangay 143* (2018), series, as Coach B (Roberto "Bobby" Sebastián, Sr.) (voice) - *Birdshot* (2016), as Mendoza - *Supot* (2016), as Itoy - *Encantadia* (2016), series, as Hagorn - *That's My Amboy* (2016), series, as Joselito 'Lito' Tapang - *Brothers* (2015), series, as Director Renato Hipolito - *Heneral Luna* (2015), as Heneral Antonio Luna - *Oh My G!* (2015), series, as Joe Luna / Daddy Ninong - *Pure Love* (2014), series, as Peter Santos - *(Filipino: In the Name of the Father, Mother, and Children)* (2014), as Virgilio Salva - *Metro Manila* (2013), as Douglas Ong — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/metro-manila.md) - *El Presidente* (2012), as Mariano Trías - *A Beautiful Affair* (2012), series, as Leopoldo "Epong" Riego - *Lilet Never Happened* (2012), as James - *The Bourne Legacy* (2012), as Joseph — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bourne-legacy.md) - *Hiyas* (2012), series, as Donato Salvador - *Lumayo Ka Man Sa Akin* (2012), series, as Juanito Falcon - *No Other Woman* (2011), as Mario Dela Costa - *Thelma* (2011), as Aldo Molino - *Amigo* (2011), as Nenong - *Machete* (2011), series, as Alfonso - *Petrang Kabayo* (2010), as Poldo - *Ways of the Sea* (2010), Actor - *Magkaribal* (2010), series, as Hermes Agustin - *Habang May Buhay* (2010), series, as Dr. Manuel Corpuz - *Manila Skies* (2009), Actor - *Villa Estrella* (2009), as Dave - *Ay Ayeng* (2008), Actor - *Pangarap na Bituin* (2007), series, as Atty. Benedict Tuazon - *A Love Story* (2007), as Steve - *Sa North Diversion Road* (2005), Actor - *Sugo* (2005), series, as Romeo - *Now That I Have You* (2004), as Oscar Morelos - *Ligaya… Katumbas ng Buhay* (2003), Actor - *Forevermore* (2002), as Ronaldo - *Diskarte* (2002), as Insp. John Gomez - *Trip* (2001), as Celine's Dad - *Dos Ekis* (2001), as Bunny - *The Promise* (2000), series, as Simón Barcial - *Gusto Ko Nang Lumigaya* (2000), Actor - *Shadows* (2000), as Man in black - *Ang Babaeng Putik* (2000), as Lt. Ramil - *Burger Boys* (1999), as Sir Fernando Ayala - *Ekis* (1999), as George - *They Call Me Joy* (1997), as Polding - *Mulanay: Sa Pusod Ng Paraiso* (1996), Actor - *Asul ang Kulay ng Puso* (1996), Actor - *Sa'yo Lamang* (1995), Actor - *Sakay* (1993), as Gen. Leon Villafuerte - *Heroes* (1992), Actor - *Jaguar*, Actor - *The Bagman*, series, Actor - *The Guest*, Actor ## Gallery - ![John Arcilla](https://film.one/media/person/4164583/gallery-bbd841db4d37.jpg) John Arcilla — Remigio Franco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/John_Arcilla_in_2024.jpg/1280px-John_Arcilla_in_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Arcilla](https://film.one/media/person/4164583/gallery-a07832fa6814.jpg) John Arcilla — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - Asia's Most Influential Philippines 2021: Asia's Most Influential Philippines (won) - Volpi Cup for Best Actor 2021: Volpi Cup for Best Actor (won), for *On The Job 2: The Missing 8* - British Independent Film Awards 2013: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Metro Manila* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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